Gaelscoileanna have launched an on-line petition seeking support for their campaign "to save parental choice of total early immersion, the foundation on which many Gaelscoileanna (Irish-medium primary schools) are built".
All Celtic League National branches and activists are urged to support this petition and give it wide circulation particularly amongst their own National language organisations.
The full text of the release from Gaelscoileanna is set out below together with web link and contacts etc.
"A Chairde,
Iarraimid oraibh seasamh linn agus bhur dtacaíocht a léiriú do rogha an luath-thumoideachais, bunchloch teanga go leor Gaelscoileanna fud fad na tíre.
Is féidir tacú lenár bhfeachtas 'An Tumoideachas - Ár Rogha' tríd an achainí thíos a shíneadh agus í a scaipeadh go forleathan. Is féidir chomh maith nasc a chruthú ar bhur suíomh idirlín, más ann dó, go dtí www.rogha.org (suíomh idirlín an fheachtais) nó ár suíomh idirlín féin - www.gaelscoileanna.ie.
We ask for your support in our campaign to save parental choice of total early immersion, the foundation on which many Gaelscoileanna (Irish-medium primary schools) are built.
You can support our campaign 'Immersion Education - Our Choice' by signing the petition below and by distributing it as widely as possible, among friends and colleagues. We would be very grateful if you would place a link to our campaign website www.rogha.org or alternatively to our organisation's website - www.gaelscoileanna.ie.
Le dea-mhéin,
Foireann GAELSCOILEANNA TEO Fón: 01 - 4773155 Facs: 01 - 4773351 Ríomhphost: oifig [at] ..."
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J B Moffatt Director of Information Celtic League
18/11/07